Mickey Walker - ASID
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I believe everyone deserves to live in a home that makes them feel good, that fills their heart and brings them peace and joy. I also believe that it doesn't matter where or what size their home is. I think that if you live in a one room studio or a mansion, that you can have a "home" that fills your heart. |
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
I have been an interior designer for 30 years and it has been my experience that we all want the same thing. It just looks different to everyone. It is much the same in all parts of life. I think we all want to be happy and loved and it looks different to everyone.
When I first meet with a client they usually tell me what they want their house to look like, but they rarely ever talk about what they want it to feel like. That is where I come in. I ask questions that pull it out of them to get a sense of how they live and what they really want underneath the idea of having a well-designed home.
I don't think that there is anything as important as having our home feel right to us. I keep my clients from costly making mistakes, and at the end of the day they are the ones living there and I just get to visit, hopefully.
I know even if I have worked with a client on their home from start to finish including accessorizing, that once I leave it will start to take on a life of its own. A little at a time things will be rearranged or moved. New things will be added and that is all good. A home is a living, breathing thing that needs to have constant movement.
How to have a home that fills them, that gives them a sanctuary, a refuge, that is what I hope to help my clients have. I believe that our home is our safe place after a hard day at work or a long day at school or even just a day of errands or lunch with friends. We all need a safe haven to come home to. To get filled up and recharged so we can go back out into the world and do it again. It is like having a good night sleep but with a really comfortable bed!
Whether you have a house full of kids and animals, live alone or a couple, we all want that safe place. We may not call it that, but that is what it is.
When I first meet with a client they usually tell me what they want their house to look like, but they rarely ever talk about what they want it to feel like. That is where I come in. I ask questions that pull it out of them to get a sense of how they live and what they really want underneath the idea of having a well-designed home.
I don't think that there is anything as important as having our home feel right to us. I keep my clients from costly making mistakes, and at the end of the day they are the ones living there and I just get to visit, hopefully.
I know even if I have worked with a client on their home from start to finish including accessorizing, that once I leave it will start to take on a life of its own. A little at a time things will be rearranged or moved. New things will be added and that is all good. A home is a living, breathing thing that needs to have constant movement.
How to have a home that fills them, that gives them a sanctuary, a refuge, that is what I hope to help my clients have. I believe that our home is our safe place after a hard day at work or a long day at school or even just a day of errands or lunch with friends. We all need a safe haven to come home to. To get filled up and recharged so we can go back out into the world and do it again. It is like having a good night sleep but with a really comfortable bed!
Whether you have a house full of kids and animals, live alone or a couple, we all want that safe place. We may not call it that, but that is what it is.
I Look Forward To Working With You;
Mickey
Mickey